Archive for the 'music & audio' Category

Jul 18 2010

The Sound of Honeybees

I picked up 3 nuc boxes of honeybees last night. 2 for me, 1 for someone who should be picking up her bees today. Here’s a shot of the boxes and the bees close-up. I’ll install the bees into my hives later today. I’ll document it all over at Mud Songs. In the meantime, this [...]

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Jun 22 2010

Thumbs Up to “Tremé”

I finished watching the first 10-episode season of HBO’s Tremé last night, and I recommend it if only to groove out on some fantastic New Orleans music. It’s from the creators of The Wire and it shows. The acting and the production are authentic. Each episode feels like a revelation. It’s like visiting New Orleans, [...]

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Apr 29 2010

A Ron Hynes Documentary (that I worked on)

I worked as the sound recordist for the upcoming feature-length documentary, Ron Hynes: The Man of a Thousand Songs. We wrapped a few weeks ago and the film is due out sometime in the fall of 2010. I’m eager to see how the final cut comes together. There were more than a few moments during [...]

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Mar 12 2010

Emiliana Torrini’s “Sunny Road” Video

I just noticed this video again under Random Posts, originally posted 3 years ago. The song and the visuals blend well together to tell a good story. Emiliana Torrini – Sunny Road | Music Videos | SPIKE.com

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Mar 05 2010

Lanois Mixing a Song

This is kind of cool. Daniel Lanois mixing a song for his latest project, Black Dub.

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Mar 03 2010

This Too Shall Pass (Video)

It’s a one-shot music video and it’s not the Danny Schmidt song. It’s by some group called OK Go. Click the link for an alternate version of the video and some making-of and behind-the-scene videos. They’ve posted other striking music videos too.

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Jan 04 2010

So What

Published byJody under appreciations,music & audio

I found this fascinating to watch: Brilliant stuff.

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Dec 16 2009

Violin Bow on a Banjo

In this song, Lauren O’Connell plays a banjo like a violin, or maybe a cello. Kinda cool. I first heard about her from J-Walk. I was wondering what she uses to record the songs and videos. Apparently, it’s iMovie and Garage Band on her Mac. Which makes me want to get a Mac.

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